watalappam

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noun

A Sri Lankan coconut custard pudding made with jaggery, cashew nuts, eggs, spices, etc.

OriginSinhalese වටලප්පන් ← Tamil வட்டிலப்பம் →
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Meanings

nounwatalappam (uncountable)

alternative watalappan · alternative vattilappam

  1. uncountableA Sri Lankan coconut custard pudding made with jaggery, cashew nuts, eggs, spices, etc.

Origin

  1. Tamilவட்டிலப்பம்
  2. Sinhaleseවටලප්පන්
  3. Englishwatalappam

Borrowed from Sinhalese වටලප්පන් (waṭalappan), from Tamil வட்டிலப்பம் (vaṭṭilappam).

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Chicago

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